Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 47:12

12 And by the river upon the bank thereof on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat , whose leaf shall not fade , neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed : it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months , because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary , and the fruit thereof shall be for meat , and the leaf thereof for medicine .

All along this River, which way ever it runs, it shall make its banks so fruitful, that on both sides thereof it shall be abundantly planted with best Trees.

Take root, flourish, and be fruitful, as Trees that like their Soil.

They shall not be as Trees that are set only for pleasur[illegible: 1 letter], their Fruit shall be for food.

Ever green, and flourishing, as Trees in the Spring, and in their prime.

Never be so little as to be consumed, and spent, never rot and decay, there shall alwayes be fruit, and enough.

These Trees have, as the Tree of Life, their fruit every Month, Rev. 22.2.

Called their waters, because watered by this stream.

And so carried a blessing with them, these waters came from the Temple, and were indeed a spell against barrenness.

See let. p.

There are many Herbs of a healing property, none like the Leaves of these Trees.

Healing the Nations, as Rev. 22.2. These Trees most likely were Palmeto Trees, whence the Balm that healeth, the Fruit that feedeth, and Juice that refresheth, and allays our thirst. Thus the letter, the mystery I do not insist on, 'tis no hard matter for private Christians to accommodate it to themselves.

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